Edwards

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEEJANEA EDWARDS, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-01726-AWI-BAK (EPG) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION ) SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE v. ) TO COMPLY WITH THE COURT’S ORDERS ) DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, et ) [21-DAY DEADLINE] al., ) ) Defendants. )

On December 14, 2021, the Court dismissed the complaint and directed the plaintiff to file a first amended complaint within thirty days. (ECF No. 3.) More than thirty days have passed, and the plaintiff has not filed a first amended complaint.1 The Local Rules, corresponding with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, provide, “[f]ailure of counsel or of a party to comply with . . . any order of the Court may be grounds for imposition by the Court of any and all sanctions . . . within the inherent power of the Court.” Local Rule 110. “District courts have inherent power to control their dockets” and, in exercising that power, may…